Home-school victory . . . for now.

In case you missed it, there was an effort underway in California to deny parents the right to home-school their children on the grounds that they lack a teaching credential.

Thankfully, as of August 7th, that threat has been turned back:

Homeschooling OK, appeals court says

A state appeals court lifted the cloud it had cast on the homeschooling of 166,000 California children and ruled Friday that parents have a right to educate their children at home even if they lack a teaching credential.

After an outpouring of protest from homeschooling advocates and politicians, including Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Second District Court of Appeal in Los Angeles reversed its Feb. 28 ruling that could have reclassified most homeschooled children as truants.

Of course, the battle continues. But for now, this strikes us as a victory for freedom, and for the view that when it comes to education, one size definitely does not fit all.